title: The additive effect of certain drugs on the cyclosporine A inhibition of human T-cell proliferation. Studies using theophyllamine, warfarin, verapamil and dipyridamol.
abstract: The inhibitory effect of Cyclosporine A (CsA) when combined with theophyllamine, warfarin, verapamil or dipyridamol on in vitro proliferation of human T lymphocyte was investigated. All drugs caused an additional inhibition of PHA activation compared with CsA alone, also when the CD8-negative and -positive subsets were tested separately. This effect was dose-dependent for all drugs. Theophyllamine, verapamil and warfarin had to be added early during PHA-stimulated T-cell activation to cause maximal inhibition. Also when testing the proliferative response in mixed lymphocyte cultures, the drugs showed a dose-dependent additional inhibition compared with CsA alone. CsA alone caused no inhibition of lymphokine-dependent growth of T-cell lines, whereas all four drugs caused a weak inhibition in this test system.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Transplantation Immunology, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bruserud
mesh_terms: D000628:Aminophylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000187:drug effects; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D008222:Lymphokines; D000628:Aminophylline; D014859:Warfarin; D004176:Dipyridamole; D014700:Verapamil